Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Day, Jim Dale, Frederic Forrest, Anne Shropshire, Sada Thompson
• Directors: Peter H. Hunt
• Writers: Guy Gallo, Mark Twain
• Producers: Jane Iredale, Kim Eveleth, William P. Perry
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 1992
• Run Time: 240 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000005XRS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,377 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So, where is the remainder of this fine TV production????, October 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Huckleberry Finn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm giving this video 4 stars although it should have all five because it is by far the very best version of Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" thus far dramatized. UNFORTUNATELY, the powers that be decided NOT to put the ENTIRE 240 minute show on tape so we now have a much (very, very much!) condensed edition of this fine PBS production. Doing this editing does a disservice to Mark Twain's great story, also a disservice to all the fine actors involved, and to the screenwriter who did a remarkable job of making this sprawling book really work as a movie. So, how about bringing out the ENTIRE 240 minute production, let's say on DVD, and maybe with some commentary on Twain, the book, etc. This is really a wonderful production and deserves a better chance on video! DVD the entire show. I'd be willing to pay for it and I'm sure others who are familiar with this production would also purchase it. This is the ONLY movie of "Huckleberry Finn" that comes even close to the book's style and feeling (for example, NO cutesy stuff, NO dumb and misplaced songs), just straightforward storytelling, excellent acting and well done from start to finish. Again, DVD please, and please: the WHOLE 240 minutes!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indeed - the best version of Huck Finn so far, May 23, 2001

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T. W. Fuller (Wheeling, IL. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Huckleberry Finn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Of all the many movie versions of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", this PBS adaptation is the best. It remains true to Twain's story, though does not incorporate the entire book, for time constraint I suppose. However, enough of the book has been adapted to give the viewer a very good idea of what the book is all about. Patrick Day is by far the best of all the Huck Finn's I have seen, thus far. The actor who portrays Jim is outstanding; as is the acting from the Duke and the King. Also, the scenery is breathtaking. It is truly a joy to watch this movie version of Huck Finn, though apparantly it has been edited, and some of it has been taken out. If you can, buy the version that has the complete four hours - I gauruntee you will not be sorry. I strongly recommend this movie for everyone.

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not enough stars, April 8, 2007

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T. Vanyo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (DVD)

This is by far the best version of Huckleberry Finn. I've tried for the past 5 months to find this in DVD format in it's 214 minute glory, and finally have found it from Monterey Media. This version holds true to the book in it's unedited version and surpasses any other Huck Finn version in existance. I wish that the now defunct American Playhouse would have made Tom Sawyer to compliment this video. Maybe one day someone will.